Patient X

An adolescent fell violently ill overnight in December of 2014. What was initially brushed off as common ailments turned into a referral from her primary physician to Boston Children's Hospital. From a stomach bug, to acid reflux, to Celiac Disease, to a gallbladder problem, the diagnoses piled up but the pain worsened and the fight dragged on, even more so to the point in which a doctor told her that the ailment "was in her head" and recommended a therapist. Not only did Kendra know that something was wrong, she knew that it could be something much worse than what was being described. What if the ailment were terminal or life-threatening? If doctors couldn't diagnose it, how could they cure it?